Ebrahim Raisi
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Iran’s final report attributes Raisi’s helicopter crash to ‘severe weather’
Tehran: Severe weather conditions, including thick fog, were primarily responsible for the helicopter crash in May that resulted in the death of Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi, according to a final investigation…
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Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s 14th presidential elections
New Delhi: Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist and former Health Minister of Iran, on Saturday, won the 14th presidential election by beating his rival, Saeed Jalili, local media reported. Masoud Pezeshkian got 16,384,402…
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Nearly 59K polling stations set up for Iran’s 14th presidential election
Tehran: Spokesman for Iran’s Constitutional Council Hadi Tahan Nazif has said that nearly 59,000 polling stations have been set up in more than 95 states for the country’s 14th presidential election, scheduled…
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Iran rules out sabotage explosion behind Raisi’s helicopter crash
Tehran: Iran has ruled out the possibility of a sabotage explosion leading to the helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, local media reported.…
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‘Prez Raisi’s helicopter disappeared seconds after its pilot told others to rise above clouds’
Tehran: The helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi disappeared within seconds after its pilot asked the two other accompanying aircraft to rise above the thick clouds they encountered while returning from the…
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‘Logistical reasons’: US unable to assist in probing Iranian Prez chopper crash
Washington: The Iranian government has requested the US to assist in probing the deadly helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister, and six others but Washington won’t assist Tehran…
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Vice President Dhankhar likely to represent India at Raisi’s funeral: Sources
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar is likely to represent India at the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, sources said on Tuesday. They said Dhankhar…
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Can Iran avoid a political crisis after its president’s death?
Geelong: The death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash this week occurred during one of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s most challenging periods. Raisi, a prominent figure in the political…
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UN Security Council mourns death of Iranian President Raisi
United Nations: Members of the UN Security Council have observed a minute of silence to mourn the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other passengers in the…
- India
Iran to hold presidential election on June 28
Tehran: Iran’s government has decided that the country’s 14th presidential election will be held on June 28, the media reported. The election date was determined in a meeting attended by Iran’s First…
- Middle East
President Raisi’s body to be buried on Thursday in Mashhad: Iranian VP
Tehran: Iranian Vice-President for Executive Affairs, Mohsen Mansouri, has said that the body of President Ebrahim Raisi would be buried on Thursday in the northeastern city of Mashhad. He made the remarks…
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Saudi, UAE leaders offer condolences after Iranian President Raisi dies in crash
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, May 20, expressed their condolences to Iran on the death of President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and…
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Glimpse at the life of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, along with other senior officials, have been declared dead after the helicopter they were travelling in crashed in a densely mountainous and forested area in East Azerbaijan province…
- India
Jaishankar recalls contribution of Prez Raisi, in Chabahar port agreement
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that due to the interest and initiative of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, “we were actually able to…
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Iran to hold memorial services for Raisi on Tuesday
Tehran: Memorial ceremonies for President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian are planned in Iran for Tuesday after they were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Iranian news agency Tasnim…
